NLRP1 and carcinoma: In patients 12, 25 and 28 with the single sign (★), the transcript level of NALP1 mRNA in carcinoma tissues was higher than that in para-carcinoma tissues, but the expression level of NALP1 protein in these carcinoma tissues samples was lower than in para-carcinoma tissues; in patients 4, 6, 14, 17 and 20 with the single sign (^), the relationship between NALP1 protein expression and NALP1 mRNA expression exhibited the opposite relationship as in the patients with the single sign (★).